Homes and Property | Home PageChimp attack victim Charla Nash in hospital after body rejects transplantPrayers: Charla Nash is in hospital after a military-funded experiment to wean her off anti-rejection drugs failedAP/Charles KrupaJamie Bullen4 May 2016An American woman who underwent a face transplant after she was mauled by a chimpanzee is back in hospital because her body is rejecting the tissue.Charla Nash, 61, took part in a military-funded experiment to see if she can be weaned off anti-rejection drugs she had been taking since the operation in 2011.But Ms Nash said doctors had decided to end the treatment after they discovered her body was rejecting the transplant.She told The Associated Press she would appreciate any prayers as medics are set to put her back on her original medication in the hope of reversing the rejection.Read MoreGOSH two-year-old Elliott out of intensive care after heart transplantMarley is back! GOSH heart transplant boy’s happy return to school‘Jake’s been singing since doctors said he could leave hospital after his transplant’In 2009, Ms Nash was viciously attacked by her neighbour’s chimpanzee, Travis, as she tried to lure the pet back into his home.She was left with no eyes, mouth, eyelids and nose after the attack in Stamford, Connecticut. The chimpanzee was shot dead by police.MORE ABOUTCharla Nash
